Acts 13:5

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

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WEBBE

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant.

BSB

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

KJV

And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

ASV

And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.

BBE

And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them.

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καὶ kai And G2532 γενόμενοι genomenoi having come G1096 ἐν en into G1722 Σαλαμῖνι Salamini Salamis G4529 κατήγγελλον katēngellon they were proclaiming G2605 τὸν ton the G3588 λόγον logon word G3056 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 θεοῦ theou of God G2316 ἐν en in G1722 ταῖς tais the G3588 συναγωγαῖς sunagōgais synagogues G4864 τῶν tōn of the G3588 Ἰουδαίων Ioudaiōn Jews G2453 εἶχον eichon They had G2192 δὲ de now G1161 καὶ kai also G2532 Ἰωάννην Iōannēn John [as] G2491 ὑπηρέτην.¶ hupēretēn a helper G5257

The early church

"And when they were come to Salamis," the metropolis of Cyprus, "they preached the word of God." They had spent a year in Antioch: it behooved that they should go hither also (to Cyprus) and not sit permanently where they were (the converts in Cyprus): needed greater teachers. See too how they remain no time in Seleucia, knowing that (the people there) might have reaped much benefit from the neighboring city (of Antioch): but they hasten on to the more pressing duties. When they came to the metropolis of the island, they were earnest to disabuse the proconsul.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
As soon as they were ordained they went forth, and hasted to Cyprus, that being a place where was no ill-design hatching against them, and where moreover the Word had been sown already. In Antioch there were (teachers) enough, and Phoenice too was near to Palestine; but Cyprus not so. However, you are not to make a question of the why and wherefore, when it is the Spirit that directs their movements: for they were not only ordained by the Spirit, but sent forth by Him likewise. "And when they were come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews." Do you mark how they make a point of preaching the word to them first?
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 4–13

Satan is in a special manner busy with great men and men in power, to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many. Saul is here for the first time called Paul, and never after Saul. Saul was his name as he was a Hebrew; Paul was his name as he was a citizen of Rome. Under the direct influence of the Holy Ghost, he gave Elymas his true character, but not in passion. A fulness of deceit and mischief together, make a man indeed a child of the devil. And those who are enemies to the doctrine of Jesus, are enemies to all righteousness; for in it all righteousness is fulfilled. The ways of the Lord Jesus are the only right ways to heaven and happiness. There are many who not only wander from these ways themselves, but set others against these ways. They commonly are so hardened, that they will not cease to do evil. The proconsul was astonished at the force of the doctrine upon his own heart and conscience, and at the power of God by which it was confirmed. The doctrine of Christ astonishes; and the more we know of it, the more reason we shall see to wonder at it. Those who put their hand to the plough and look back, are not fit for the kingdom of God. Those who are not prepared to face opposition, and to endure hardship, are not fitted for the work of the ministry.

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